Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Interior Trim

Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Interior Trim

Summary

• Grade 8 46k-50k PA Location: Gaydon
• Commodity: Interior Trim
• Work type: Full Time - Permanent
• Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire

JOB PURPOSE:

As part of a team of Manufacturing Engineers responsible for the continuous improvement of the Assembly facility at Aston Martin you will be responsible for delivering robust process and quality improvements. The successful candidate will have experience of evaluating facility & tooling requirements, PFMEA & Process Control Plans, standardised process documentation, layout planning and statistical problem resolution. You will ensure that the highest quality build standards are achieved whilst ensuring the health & safety of technicians is never compromised.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Process: To produce detailed Process Operation sheets including visual aids, torque & tooling detail, key quality requirements and safety info.
• Facilities / Layout:Working with Logistics & Facilities Engineers to determine efficient station layouts including modifications to existing facilities, racking & part presentation requirements, liaising with external suppliers of equipment and compiling necessary documents for implementation and approval.
• Manpower: Working with Industrial Engineer's to develop effective manpower requirements reflecting volume mix and model specification including methods to improve and achieve hours per car target.
• Tooling: To select the appropriate Jigs, Fixtures & tooling including specialised hand tools and power tool requirements to meet vehicle quality and hours per car targets whilst ensuring operator safety targets are achieved.
• Health and Safety: To liaise with the Health & Safety department to ensure all processes & materials are suitable for the manufacturing environment.
• Production Support: To investigate and help resolve Manufacturing Engineering related issues experienced in Production, providing timely containments to ensure that product quality is not compromised and ensuring that technicians are familiar with process changes.
• Quality Improvements: To liaise with current vehicle engineering to ensure new or modified product content is integrated seamlessly into the production environment. To also provide dedicated 'hands-on' dimensional continuous improvements through fixture management processes.
• Technical Support: Provide information about build process / sequence and technical specifications.
• Design for Assembly: To communicate best practices to Product Engineering to improve station ergonomics, hours per car and built-in quality including poke yoke or error proofing
• Meeting Attendance: To represent Manufacturing Engineering at various planning and feedback meetings to review status and provide feedback
• Flexibility: Support may be required from time to time at other Aston Martin sites, e.g., St Athan

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Qualified to HNC/working towards an Engineering Degree/Engineering Degree Level.
• Will have previous Manufacturing Engineering experience, particularly related to Interior trim, incl sewing and trimming.
• The successful candidate will ideally have previous Manufacturing Engineering experience, with a good understanding of problem resolution and an ability to interrogate and interpret data.
• Working knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter MPP (Manufacturing Process Planner) highly beneficial.
• Working knowledge of Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) and Bill of Process (BOP) beneficial.
• Knowledge of 100% Job Shop assemblies beneficial.
• A willingness to adopt new ideas with an open mind to low volume constraints is essential.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing environments would be ideal.
• IT literate Strong verbal and written communication skills